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Suns All-Star G Devin Booker (hip) out at least one week
Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least one week due to the right hip strain that occurred during the second quarter of Thursday's game against the San Antonio Spurs.,Booker will be re-evaluated after one week to dissect the amount of progress he's making. No timetable for a retu...
Speed skating: Jorrit Bergsma, 40, takes mass start gold; Jordan Stolz fourth
MILAN -- Jorrit Bergsma turned back the clock to claim men's mass start gold at the Winter Games on Saturday, securing the second Olympic title of his career at the age of 40, while Marijke Groenewoud triumphed in the women's race to seal a Dutch double.,As Bergsma approached the final straight, he ...
Jaylen Brown returns to LA, as Celtics face Lakers
Jaylen Brown will revisit his complicated relationship with the Los Angeles area when the Boston Celtics match up with the Los Angeles Lakers in a nationally-televised game Sunday.,In early January, the Celtics were across town facing the Los Angeles Clippers when Brown matched his career high with ...
No. 19 West Virginia dominant early, crushes Oklahoma State
Gia Cooke scored a game-high 21 points and Kierra Wheeler posted an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double as No. 17 West Virginia cruised to a 72-40 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday in Morgantown, W.Va.,The Mountaineers (22-6, 12-4 Big 12), who have won five of their last six games, jumped out t...
Timberwolves' Rudy Gobert suspended for one game
Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert has been suspended for one game without pay after he picked up his seventh flagrant foul of the season Friday night during his team's game against the Dallas Mavericks in Minneapolis, the NBA announced Saturday.,Unless the Timberwolves appeal the suspension,...
Hornets aim for return to winning ways vs. Wizards
The Charlotte Hornets have stumbled out of the All-Star break with consecutive losses, but nobody seems close to pushing the panic button.,Instead, the Hornets appear perfectly calm heading into their matchup against the host Washington Wizards on Sunday.,Charlotte has lost three of its last four si...
Mavericks, Pacers face off with depleted squads
The Dallas Mavericks limp into the closing stretch of a six-game road swing, sliding on a 10-game losing streak, as they head to Indianapolis for their fifth game of the odyssey against the Indiana Pacers.,Dallas fell to 0-4 on the road trip and remained winless since Jan. 22 with a 122-111 loss at ...
Kristaps Porzingis strives to make an impact as Warriors face Nuggets
Kristaps Porzingis hopes for additional playing time when the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors meet the Denver Nuggets on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco.,Acquired at the trade deadline from Atlanta this month, Porzingis made his Warriors debut in a 121-110 home loss to the Boston Celtics ...
Hawks hunting better home results against Nets
The Atlanta Hawks will try to reverse their lack of success at home on Sunday when they host the Brooklyn Nets.,This is the second contest of a five-game homestand for Atlanta, which has a 10-16 record at home. The Hawks have the worst home-court record among the teams in either conference who are c...
Cardinals sign INF Ramon Urias to one-year deal
The St. Louis Cardinals signed free agent infielder Ramon Urias to a one-year deal on Saturday.,Financial terms of the contract, which includes a mutual option for 2027, were not disclosed.,The Athletic reported it was a $2 million deal -- $1.5 million in 2026 with a $500,000 buyout for 2027. It als...
Twins RHP Joe Ryan (back) scratched vs. Red Sox
The Minnesota Twins scratched All-Star right-hander Joe Ryan from his scheduled start against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon just prior to the first pitch due to tightness in lower back.,The decision comes one day after the team announced right-hander Pablo Lopez will undergo Tommy John su...
Short-handed Thunder looking to cool off Cavaliers
The hottest team in the NBA meets the top team in the Western Conference when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.,The Cavaliers have won seven consecutive games and 12 of their last 13.,Cleveland has yet to lose since acquiring James Harden from the Los Angeles Clipper...
Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet undergoes ACL surgery
Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet underwent surgery to repair his torn ACL on Friday, nearly five weeks after he sustained the injury.,Charbonnet, 25, injured his left knee in the Jan. 17 NFC divisional-round victory over the San Francisco 49ers.,While a definitive timeframe for his retu...
Cup Series qualifying canceled due to rainy Atlanta weather
Inclement weather near Atlanta forced the cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at EchoPark Speedway.,With no time trials, Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick will start on the pole in Sunday's Autotrader 400.,Reddick's No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota will be joined on the front row by Joey...
Bulls' Zach Collins out for season, Jaden Ivey sidelined 2 weeks
Chicago Bulls power forward Zach Collins will undergo surgery on his right big toe and miss the remainder of the season, the team announced Saturday.,Also, guard Jaden Ivey is dealing with left knee soreness and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.,Collins, 28, averaged 9.7 points and 5.6 rebounds in ...
Rangers INF Cody Freeman (back) out 4-6 weeks
Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman will be sidelined at least four-to-six weeks with a fracture in his lower back, manager Skip Schumaker announced on Saturday.,The timeline is a bit of a crunch given there are only five weeks remaining until the Rangers open the season against the host Philadelph...
Amid 'really good vibes,' surging Bucks host Raptors
The suddenly hot Milwaukee Bucks will return home for the first time in more than two weeks when they face the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon.,The Bucks opened their post All-Star break schedule in New Orleans, where they pulled away late to beat the Pelicans 139-118 on Friday night.,The win wa...
Dynamo sign Matthew Arana, 15, to first-team contract
The Houston Dynamo signed 15-year-old midfielder Matthew Arana on Saturday, making him the youngest first-team signing in franchise history.,The Dynamo Academy product and Houston native signed a Homegrown Player contract through the 2027-28 season with club options through the 2029-30 campaign.,"I ...
Floyd Mayweather Jr. unretiring after Mike Tyson exhibition
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is coming out of retirement after his spring exhibition bout with Mike Tyson.,Mayweather, who turns 49 on Tuesday, retired with a perfect 50-0 record after beating MMA star Conor McGregor in August 2017. The fight against Tyson will be his ninth exhibition match si...
Norway's Johannes Klaebo wins 6th gold at Olympics, breaks Eric Heiden mark
TESERO, Italy -- Johannes Klaebo led a Norwegian podium sweep in the men's 50km classic cross-country race on Saturday to claim his sixth gold of the Milan Cortina Games and break the record for most titles in a single Winter Olympics.,Victory on Saturday for "King Klaebo," as fans call him, breaks ...